FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I don't. Negotiable, particularly travel assignments.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I read a great deal, work often with chefs and discuss trends and travel to Piemonte to spend time there observing the changes that have occurred in the last 15 years - some good, some bad. I am also beginning work on my sommelier certification.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I loved practicing law in Switzerland, but returning to the United States it was not what I wished to do.Through my decades of contacts with wine families and developing relationships with chefs and sommeliers, I got the urge to tell their stories, but from a different angle. Donning kitchen whites, clogs and an apron then standing while working for 12 hours in a blistering hot kitchen on a frigid winter night was one of the most exhilarating experiences I had researching an article.